Applemore College
Foundation secondary school in Southampton (Hampshire).
Attainment 8
37.4
▼ 8.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
28.3%
▼ 18pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.2%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.0
▼ 0.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
32.0%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
11.3%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
62%
478 / 775 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Oct 2024
Who runs this school
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 28-09-2026.- Maintained by
- Hampshire (local council)
- Type of school
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Admissions authority
- School governing body
- Federation
- Not part of a federation
- Trust
- Not part of an academy trust
On Governance Register
iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.- 1 governor is listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
- Hampshire has 614 schools on the register, including 28 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.
What this means
- Funding
- Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula.
- Staff and buildings
- The governing body employs the staff. The land and buildings are owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation.
- Admissions
- The governing body is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy, with applications usually coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- A governing body, sometimes with foundation governors, runs the school.
General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.